Purple Crayon Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 91-6498747

Purple Crayon Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available for 2021. In 2021, it awarded 20 grants totaling $783K. Net investment income was $144K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$783K

Grant Count

20

Avg Grant Size

$39K

About Purple Crayon Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Purple Crayon Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available for 2021. In 2021, it awarded 20 grants totaling $783K. Net investment income was $144K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BellevueBoerneBurlingtonMiltonOklahoma CityPullmanRentonSan FranciscoSeatleSeattleWashingtonWeiser

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$217K$434K$651K$868K2021
Metric2021
Total Assets
Revenue$144,425
Expenses$789,530
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$144,060
Distributable Amount$17,532

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$196K$391K$587K$783K20 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON…$250KMINORITY VETERANS OF AME…$55KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON…$50KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON…$50KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON…$50KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON…$50KBELLEVUE COLLEGE FDN FBO…$50KWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERS…$50KTECHNOLOGY ACCESS FDN$50KRENTON REGIONAL COMMUNIT…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K8$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALYSON MCGREGORTRUSTEE2

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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